Vintage (Antique) Pure Classics

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alwaysiwc Wrote:How about this one?I do not know the reference number. It was made in 1962, exclusively for the Japanese market. The movement is cal. 95 H3 . It came in white gold and the dial is made of mother of pearl.Kind regards,Adrian,(alwaysiwc).

I love that one! Have seen it in the catalog, but did not new, it really exists.Very Nice watch, thank you. Most of those watches were sold very badly.

The UK Greg Wrote:Re the zodiac PW. Looks as if it could be pig to set for current date or was there a two stage quick adjustment via the crown?

Dar Greg,The crown is used to wind the watch and to set the time by a small pusher at one o'clock. On the outside of the watch is a movable ring on which the day, the month and the zodiac sign are depicted. The large hand on the watch -at first sight a central seconds hand- is indicating at the same time : day, month and zodiac constellation. A special train of wheels has been built in the cal. 972 movement to link this special hand to the movement. IWC cooperated for this with the Laboratoire Suisse de Recherche Horlogère. The hand makes one"sweep" in exactly one year. This means 0,986 ° or 0,392 mm per day. Every leap year it is necessary to advance the watch by hand for one day.The indication of hour and minute is not influenced by this procedure.Once in 2140 years, the zodiac sign will shift by one full sign. This means that a watchmaker has to alter the connection between the Zodiac sign and the time (month and year) and that it has to be shifted one day, every 70 years.The whole design sounds very complicated.....and it is!Kind regards,Adrian.(alwaysiwc).

An amazing watch in terms of "hands" is ref. 5425.There are four hands witch is rather unusual. The largest central hand is "snake" shaped and indicates the minutes. The upper left sub dial indicates the hour. The upper right subdial harbours the second hand and its position at 3 o'clock is highly unusual for a P.W.Where one would expect the small second : at 6 o'clock is indeed a subdial, but it indicates the.....temperature in degrees Celsius.As such, ref. 5425 is the only temperature watch ever made by IWC.Kind regards,Adrian,(alwaysiwc).

alwaysiwc Wrote:An amazing watch in terms of "hands" is ref. 5425.There are four hands witch is rather unusual. The largest central hand is "snake" shaped and indicates the minutes. The upper left sub dial indicates the hour. The upper right subdial harbours the second hand and its position at 3 o'clock is highly unusual for a P.W.Where one would expect the small second : at 6 o'clock is indeed a subdial, but it indicates the.....temperature in degrees Celsius.As such, ref. 5425 is the only temperature watch ever made by IWC.Kind regards,Adrian,(alwaysiwc).

alwaysiwc Wrote:An amazing watch in terms of "hands" is ref. 5425.There are four hands witch is rather unusual. The largest central hand is "snake" shaped and indicates the minutes. The upper left sub dial indicates the hour. The upper right subdial harbours the second hand and its position at 3 o'clock is highly unusual for a P.W.Where one would expect the small second : at 6 o'clock is indeed a subdial, but it indicates the.....temperature in degrees Celsius.As such, ref. 5425 is the only temperature watch ever made by IWC.Kind regards,Adrian,(alwaysiwc).

Vintage "pure classic" two-hand watches are really rar here a picture of IWC watches, with movements capable to have seconds indication, with just two hands:Left, a c.82, center a c.63 and right a c.76, (one of the first movements of this type)

Hallo Ralph,It is outstanding that you have "saved " these IWC watches. While not particularly souht after by those collectors interested in holy grails, it are the watches you show, that tell the the history of IWC from year to year. And at the end the brand, piece by piece, unraveles the thoughts and goals of the makers : IWC men. Amazing and remarkable.Kind regards,Adrian.(alwaysiwc).